Mertensia alpina (Boraginaceae) (5x20,Z3,P,C,3:8w) ............................................................ 50 seeds / $5.00

 05472.18  (W) El Paso Co., CO, 13200ft, 4024m.  Prostrate stems terminate in clusters of intense blue bell flowers.  On high alpine granite screes.   Photo

Mertensia arizonica (45x40,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ............................................................................. 20 seeds / $4.00

 07460.18  (W) Iron Co., UT, 10400ft, 3170m.  From a crown sprout twenty to thirty stems bearing ovate leaves and large pendant clusters of blue and pink flowers. Similar to a dwarf M. ciliata.

Mertensia bakeri (9x15,Z3,P,L,3:6w) ................................................................................... 50 seeds / $4.00

 10162.28  (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 11600ft, 3536m.  An alpine species akin to M. lanceolata with narrow, sericeous leaves.  Highly variable population, you may obtain some plants with wider, greener leaves.

Mertensia brevistyla (14x18,Z3,P,L,3:8w) ........................................................................... 40 seeds / $5.00

 30986.18  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 9100ft, 2774m.  A choice dwarf species with silvery leaves covered with stiff hairs on the upper surface and tightly-packed, nodding clusters of long, bright blue trumpets. W-facing, subalpine slopes of gravelly loam.

Mertensia campanulata (60x25,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ………………………………....................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 12166.16  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 6700ft, 2042m.  Vigorous plants with multiple stems clothed in glaucous, gray-green foliage bearing hundreds of pendant, long-tubed, blue bell-flowers.   Photo

Mertensia ciliata (90x40,Z3,P,L,3:8w) .................................................................................. 30 seeds / $3.50

 12564.27  (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 9980ft, 3043m.   One of the tallest Mertensias -- this population is about hip-high. Wide, bluish-gray leaves, typical pendulous blue bells.

Mertensia lanceolata (15x20,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 54168.17  (W) Elbert Co., CO, 6650ft, 2027m.  A lovely bluebell found chiefly on the meadows and hillsides of the eastern Plains, often in pine duff.  Glaucous blue, narrow leaves and blue/pink flowers.

Mertensia oblongifolia (12x25,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ........................................................................ 20 seeds / $4.00

 72054.26  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 6800ft, 2073m.   Similar in habit to M. viridis with multiple stems from a branching caudex. The lance-elliptical leaves, however, are covered with strigose hairs, giving them a soft feel. Elongated flower heads of deep blue. On exposed, montane, granite alluvium.   Photo

Mertensia macdougalii (15x12,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................................ 20 seeds / $5.00

 56122.18  (W) Coconino Co., AZ, 6850ft, 2088m.  Glaucous, gray-green, widely-ovate foliage bears compact nodding clusters of bluebells.  Distinctive and beautiful endemic of pine forests in northern Arizona.

Mertensia viridis (14x22,Z3,P,C,3:6w) ……………………………………......................... 20 seeds / $3.50

 90584.36  (W) Carbon Co., WY, 7600ft, 2317m.   This robust population displays nodding clusters of beautiful, deep blue to pink bells terminating stems clothed in a few lanceolate, glabrous, green leaves.  A recollection first offered in 1997.

Mertensia viridis (Uintah form) (12x16,Z3,P,C,3:6w) .......................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 90584.58 (W) Uintah Co., UT, 11900ft, 3628m.  Another great form of robust clumps with much wider, almost obovate leaves, somewhat thicker than the typical.  Dense heads of blue bell-flowers.

Mertensia viridis (velvet form) (12x15,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................... 50 seeds / $5.00

 90584.48  (W) Park Co., WY, 7700ft, 2348m.  Robust population with wonderfully-hairy leaves on both sides, like velvet.  Nodding blue flower bells.  On gravelly loam over limestone substrate.

Mimulus aurantiacus (Scrophulariaceae) (45x30, Z8, P, L, 1) …………………..........…... 100 seeds / $2.50

 08751.14  (W) Monterey Co., CA, 2100ft, 640m.  A compact pop. with orange to copper flowers.

Mimulus bigelovii v. cuspidata (10x14,A,L,3:6w) …………………………..........…….... 100 seeds / $3.00

 10543.25  (W) Esmeralda Co., NV, 7200ft, 2195m.  Squat, glandular plants with cuspidate, overlapping leaves. Deep magenta flowers with gold-speckled, white-bearded throats protrude from every axil.

Mimulus cardinalis (80x20, Z6, P, L, 1) ............................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 12184.10  (W) Butte Co., CA, 1600ft, 488m.  Sticky foliage bears intense red blossoms in every axil.

Mimulus cusickii (15x12, A, L, 3:4w) ................................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 12986.15  (W) Wheeler Co., OR, 3300ft, 1006m.  Globes of sticky foliage, flowers of luminous rose-pink.

Mimulus eastwoodiae (8x60,Z5,P,L,1) ............................................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00

 21867.27  (W) Delta Co., CO, 6050ft, 1845m.  Grows on vertical and overhanging walls of sandstone seeps.  Glandular, dentate foliage produce large, sumptuous, pendant scarlet flowers.  Rare endemic.   Photo

Mimulus guttatus (12x10, Z3, P, L, 1) ................................................................................ 100 seeds / $2.00

 32988.14  (W) Ouray Co., CO, 9700ft, 2955m.  Bright yellow, spotted flowers, very floriferous.

Mimulus jungermannioides (6x24, Z6, P, L, 1) .................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 50968.10  (W) Sherman Co., OR, 250ft, 76m.  Viscid herbage bearing multitudes of small yellow, orange-speckled flowers.  From the eastern (drier) part of the Columbia River Basin.

Mimulus lewisii (60x28, Z3, P, L, 1) ................................................................................... 100 seeds / $2.50

 54402.11  (W) Carbon Co., WY, 9400ft, 2866m. Bicolored fls of magenta or rose with yellow throats.

Mimulus longiflorus (12x20,Z7,P,L,1) …………………………..........………………….. 100 seeds / $3.50

 54770.15  (W) Tulare Co., CA, 5050ft, 1540m.  Pale peachy-yellow flowers on cascading shrublets.

Mimulus luteus (50x20, Z6, P, L, 1) ................................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 54988.11  (W) Farellones, Reg. Metro., Chile, 6400ft, 1951m.  Large yellow flowers sporting a prominent red blotch on the lower lip.

Mimulus primuloides ssp. linearifolius (7x20, Z5, P, L, 1) ................................................ 100 seeds / $3.00

 70755.14  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 6100ft, 1860m.  Mats of hundreds of yellow, orange-blotched flowers.

Mimulus pulchellus (2x3,A,L,1) …………………………………………………….......... 100 seeds / $3.50

 70964.35  (W) Tuolumne Co., CA, 3500ft, 1067m.  The tiniest tufts bearing several gorgeous flowers of lower yellow petals, upper lavender petals and maroon throats. On loamy soils derived from basalt.   Photo

Mimulus ringens (65x25,Z4,P,L,1) ...................................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 74568.06  Robust plants with smooth stems and toothed leaves produce hundreds of blue to lavender flowers for weeks in late summer.

Minuartia laricifolia (Caryophyllaceae) (12x20,Z5,P,L,1) ..................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 54184.06   Ex Austria.  Mats of acerose leaves bear starry white flowers in spring. Good for crevices.

Minuartia pestalozzae (6x18, Z5, P, L, 1) ............................................................................ 55 seeds / $2.50

 70386.03  Ex Dedegol Dag, Turkey, 2000m.   Hard, Acantholimon-like cushions bearing white flowers.

Monarda austromontana (Lamiaceae) (35x25, Z5, B, L, 1) …………………..........…...... 100 seeds / $2.50

 09867.08  Handsome plants with hairy foliage and whorled stems of pink flowers.

Monarda pectinata (16x10, A, L, 1) ……………………………………...........……….... 100 seeds / $2.50

 70322.21  (W) Harding Co., NM, 4500ft, 1372m.  Skewered cream, pale pink or pale lavender heads.

Monardella odoratissima (Lamiaceae) (20x24,Z5,P,L,3:12w) ............................................. 100 seeds / $3.50

 61578.58  (W) Beaver Co., UT, 10600ft, 3232m.  Bright lavender to violet heads over very minty fragrant foliage.  On S-facing volcanic slopes.   Photo

Morina longifolia (Morinaceae) (100x25,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ......................................................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 54772.07    An odd plant from alpine regions in Bhutan with spiny leaves in whorls and heads of numerous pink and white flowers in interrupted whorls.

Nama lobbii (Hydrophyllaceae) (8x20, Z6, P, GL, 3:4w) ........................................................ 70 seeds / $2.50

 54730.14  (W) Plumas Co., CA, 5800ft, 1768m.  Deep purple, tubular flowers are borne in both axillary and terminal clusters along the hispid stems and leaves as they gradually creep to form colonies.

Nama rothrockii (12x60, Z6, P, L, 3:4w) .............................................................................. 90 seeds / $2.50

 74798.14  (W) Tulare Co., CA, 7000ft, 2134m.  A groundcover with hairy, cuneate leaves and golfball-sized bristly globes of violet flowers.  Slowly forms nice colonies rhizomatously.

Nananthus transvaalensis (Aizoaceae) (4x10, Z9, P, L, 1) ………………….........….......... 70 seeds / $2.50

 78753.02  Succulent pointed leaves bear yellow flowers with mid-line maroon stripes.

Nananthus X (3x8, Z9, P, L, 1) ............................................................................................. 50 seeds / $3.00

 10012.00  Sessile flowers vary in color from deep pink and claret to deep yellow.

Neolloydia johnsonii v. lutescens (Cactaceae) (13x9,Z8,P,GL,2) .......................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 50755.18  (W) Yavapai Co., AZ, 3000ft, 915m.  Solitary barrels covered with dense, thick, gray-purple spines.  Chartreuse flowers with red throats.

Nepeta phyllochlamys (Lamiaceae) (8x16, Z5, P, C, 3:5w) ……………………….............. 50 seeds / $2.50

 70371.05  Prostrate creeper with attractive blue-gray, pebbled foliage.  Small speckled flowers in summer.

Nepeta yunnanensis (60x50,Z6,P,L,1) ................................................................................. 20 seeds / $3.50

 96978.07   An imposing beauty of textured, gray-green foliage and spikes of deep blue flowers all summer.

Nicotiana glauca (Solanaceae) (250x120, Z8, P, L, 1) …………………………................ 100 seeds / $2.50

 32552.11  (W) Maricopa Co., AZ, 2500ft, 762m.  Small trees with ovate glaucous-blue leaves and clusters of primrose-yellow tubular flowers.

Nigella damascena (Ranunculaceae) (10x10,A,C,1) ............................................................. 50 seeds / $2.50

 15176.04    Blue, cornflower-like blossoms on compact plants of thready leaves. The inflated fruits eventually turn brown and are very decorative.

Nolina bigelovii (Agavaceae) (100x100, Z7, P, C, 1) ……………………………................ 90 seeds / $2.50

 10552.18  (W) Mohave Co., CA, 3200ft, 976m.  Magnificent cream spires over globes of narrow, sharp leaves.

Nolina microcarpa (75x100, Z6, P, C, 1) .............................................................................. 75 seeds / $2.50

 56532.15  (W) Grant Co., NM, 6400ft, 1950m.   Numerous panicles of white, purplish, or brownish.

Nolina texana (110x135,Z5,P,C,1) ....................................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 78415.27  (W) San Miguel Co., NM, 6600ft, 2012m.  Dark-green, narrow foliage with spikes of white flowers.   Photo

Nothochelone nemarosa (Scrophulariaceae) (42x24,Z6,P,RL,4:12w) ………….........…….. 50 seeds / $3.00

 58376.25  (W) Lane Co., OR, 5600ft, 1707m.  A Penstemon cousin with flattened, violet-blue flowers in a panicle over coarsely-serrated leaves. The lower flower lip is often paler, such as lavender.

Oenothera caespitosa v. crinita (Onagraceae) (8x15, Z5, P, L, 2) ........................................ 50 seeds / $3.00

 12043.11  (W) Millard Co., UT, 6000ft, 1829m.  Long hairy leaves form handsome furry tufts.  Large white rounded lowers turning pink to violet as they fade.  On calcareous sandy rubble.

Oenothera caespitosa v. marginata (10x18, Z6, P, L, 2) ..................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 12040.14  (W) San Juan Co., UT, 4430ft, 1350m. Large-toothed rosettes bear large white flowers fading to pink.

Oenothera caespitosa v. navajoensis (7x14,Z4,P,L,2) …………………………................ 50 seeds / $3.50

 12046.25  (W) Emery Co., UT, 6400ft, 1951m.  This compact form has short-tubed flowers that are only a bit smaller than the typical O. caespitosa. The scarcely-dentate leaves are covered with short hairs but are not as hairy as O. caespitosa v. crinita. The flowers fade to a deep pink. On sandy loam.

Oenothera macrocarpa (14x18,Z6,P,L,3:6w) ....................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 56142.27  (W) Hill Co., TX, 1200ft, 366m.  Large bright yellow flowers arising from the base, followed by huge winged fruits.

Oenothera organensis (35x12,Z7,P,L,1) ………………………………….......................... 60 seeds / $3.50

 80432.06     Numerous semi-prostrate stems sprouting from a rootstalk bear grayish-green, roughly pubescent leaves and large yellow flowers with very long tubes along each stem. An uncommon species very locally endemic in the wild (Organ Mts. near Las Cruces.)

Oligosporus pacificus (Asteraceae) (30x10,Z4,B,L,1) ........................................................ 100 seeds / $2.50

 70142.16  (W) Elbert Co., CO, 6650ft, 2027m.   (=Artemisia campestris.) Tufted clumps of finely-cut, velvety-pubescent, blue-gray leaves. Dense spikes of insignificant flowers. This taxon was split into O. caudatus which is plain green, and O. pacificus which has by far the more attractive foliage.

Opuntia basilaris (Cactaceae) (15x25,Z7,P,C,2) ……..…………………...........………..... 30 seeds / $3.00

 10206.25  (W) Clark Co., NV, 2500ft, 762m.  Ice-blue pads bear no spines save for the glochids. Violet to magenta flowers. This population growing on old lava flows.

Opuntia basilaris v. heilii (12x20,Z5,P,C,2) ......................................................................... 35 seeds / $3.00

 10207.17  (W) Wayne Co., UT, 4400ft, 1341m.  Spineless pads except for the glochids, flowers in the magenta range.

Opuntia clavata (8x40, Z6, P, C, 2) ...................................................................................... 60 seeds / $3.00

 12553.15  (W) Socorro Co., NM, 4900ft, 1494m.  Silver-gray mats of globose stems covered with dagger-like spines with reddish banding.  Yellow flowers in early summer.

Opuntia erinacea (15x30, Z4, P, SC, 4:6w) .......................................................................... 60 seeds / $3.00

 27458.14  (W) Wayne Co., UT, 6800ft, 2073m.  Blossoms in yellow, peach and apricot shades here.

Opuntia heacockii (10x30, Z4, P, C, 2) ................................................................................ 40 seeds / $3.00

 35214.13  (W) Chaffee Co., CO, 8300ft, 2530m.  A localized dwarf variety of O. polyacantha, slowly sprouting pads along horizontal root runners.  Yellow flowers.

Opuntia polyacantha (12x60,Z5,P,C,2) …………………………….........………………... 40 seeds / $3.50

 70784.25  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 5300ft, 1616m.  Similar to my 1998 Rio Blanco Co., CO collection with beautiful strawberry-red flowers. There is some variation from deep pink to magenta.

Opuntia spinosior (120x70, Z9, P, C, 2) ............................................................................... 50 seeds / $2.50

 76723.11  (W) Graham Co., AZ, 4000ft, 1220m. A tree cholla with gray-green stems, flowers unseen.

Opuntia ursina (40x40,Z7,P,C,2) ………………………………………………........…...... 30 seeds / $3.00

 00476.15  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 6800ft, 2073m.  Covered in long, white, flexible spines. Yellow flowers.

Origanum calcaratum (Lamiaceae) (35x30,Z9,P,L,1) ............................................................ 30 seeds / $4.00

 12185.07  (W) ex  Little shrubs of grayish-white, woolly leaves and lots of pink flowers.

Origanum laevigatum (25x25,Z7,P,L,1) ............................................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 54042.07    Showy heads of red-purple bracts with long-tubed pink flowers. Burgundy leaves.

Oxytropis besseyi v. argophylla (Fabaceae) (7x8,Z4,P,SC,1) ............................................. 30 seeds / $4.00

 10402.46  (W) Beaverhead Co., MT, 6300ft, 1921m.   Tight, silvery-white cushions bear racemes of brilliant magenta. Far superior to the typical form of O. besseyi. On S-facing hills of hard limestone.

Oxytropis besseyi v. salmonensis (12x20,Z5,P,SC,1) ......................................................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 10405.16  (W) Custer Co., ID, 5400ft, 1646m.   Spectacular large racemes of magenta over pinnatifid, silver-green foliage. After my initial collection in late June (2006), I returned in mid-July to find the entire gulch where the plants had been blooming completely buried under a foot of mud due, apparently, to a cloudburst. It will be interesting to see if this population can recover from nature's violent outburst.   Photo

Oxytropis besseyi v. ventosa (6x8,Z3,P,SC,1) .................................................................... 40 seeds / $4.00

 10406.17  (W) Park Co., WY, 8000ft, 2439m.  Capitate, brilliant rose-pink flowers on very short stems over silvery tufts.  On N-facing limestone slopes.   Photo

Oxytropis campestris v. cusickii (10x12,Z3,P,SC,1) ........................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 12186.14  (W) Lake Co., CO, 12050ft, 3675m.   Silvery, pinnate foliage and short racemes of creamy yellow from black, woolly buds.

Oxytropis lagopus (3x9,Z4,P,SC,1) ...................................................................................... 50 seeds / $4.00

 54162.26  (W) Custer Co., ID, 8325ft, 2538m.   Silver, woolly cushions and short racemes of brilliant violet-red. The buds have a peppery look due to the presence of black hairs. Found on limestone slopes. One of the most beautiful in the genus.   Photo

Oxytropis lambertii (Fabaceae) (12x14, Z4, P, SC, 1) ......................................................... 90 seeds / $2.00

 54186.17  (W) Elbert Co., CO, 6650ft, 2030m.  Flowers in shades of magenta, maroon, ruby and rose.

Oxytropis megalantha (18x9, Z5, P, SC, 1) ......................................................................... 30 seeds / $2.50

 56362.04  Whitish hairy tufts bear scapes of bluish-purple to reddish-violet.  Rare Hokkaido native.

Oxytropis multiceps (4x12, Z4, P, SC, 1) ............................................................................ 25 seeds / $3.00

 56984.33  (W) Albany Co., WY, 7400ft, 2256m.  Low cushions of silver bear small pink pea-flowers followed by fat, fuzzy seeds pods in early spring.  A cute xeric.

Oxytropis nana (10x12, Z3, P, SC, 1) .................................................................................. 30 seeds / $3.50

 58188.13  (W) Carbon Co., WY, 6400ft, 1950m.  Large-flowered racemes from rosy-purple to white flushed pink over matted, woolly tufts.  Great Wyoming endemic.

Oxytropis oreophila (Fabaceae) (3x8,Z4,P,SC,1) .................................................................. 30 seeds / $4.00

 67438.18  (W) Beaver Co., UT, 11100ft, 3384m.  Very condensed cushions of bluish-gray, silky-hairy, pinnate leaves.  Purple, bluish or red-violet flowers, depending on age. On W-facing, wind-blown ridge crests of volcanic rock.

Oxytropis parryi (10x12,Z3,P,SC,1) ..................................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 70204.15  (W) Park Co., CO, 12250ft, 3735m.   Tufts of silvery, pinnatifid leaves. Compact spikes of lavender-purple.

Oxytropis podocarpa (3x12,Z3,P,SC,1) …………………………........………………....... 20 seeds / $4.00

 70745.16  (W) Summit Co., CO, 12500ft, 3810m.   Mats of rhizomatic stems with pinnatifid leaves bear lavender-purple flowers.  Growing on steep, N-facing alpine tundra.

Oxytropis sericea (20x18, Z4, P, SC, 1) .............................................................................. 90 seeds / $2.50

 76404.14  (W) Weld Co., CO, 5450ft, 1660m.  Large racemes of pure white, fragrant flowers.

Oxytropis splendens (16x12, Z3, P, SC, 1) .......................................................................... 50 seeds / $2.50

 76722.14  (W) Lake Co., CO, 10200ft, 3110m.  Whorled, silvery leaves with woolly heads of pink.

Paeonia brownii (Paeoniaceae) (22x30,Z5,P,C,3:12w) ........................................................... 18 seeds / $6.00

 10766.18  (W) Wallowa Co., OR, 5800ft, 1768m.  Wonderful foliage -- dissected, leathery, glaucous, bluish-green with pendant, brownish-maroon flowers about 2 to 3  inches across, the centers packed with stamens.   Photo1   Photo2

Parrya nudicaulis (Brassicaceae) (12x10,Z3,P,L,3:8w) .......................................................... 30 seeds / $6.00

 58955.88  (W) Park Co., WY, 10400ft.  One of the best alpine Crucifers I have come across.  Rosettes of dark-green, slightly-clammy, toothed leaves with tight clusters of bright rosy-pink, lilac-scented flowers.  On W-facing, steep, dolomitic screes.

Parthenium tetraneuris (Asteraceae) (3x10, Z5, P, C, 3:6w) ................................................ 10 seeds / $3.00

 78418.14  (W) Fremont Co., CO, 4800ft, 1465m.  Dense caudices bear gray leaves and creamy flower buttons.  On calcareous shales of the Arkansas River Valley.

Pediocactus simpsonii (Cactaceae) (12x9, Z4, P, GL, 3:4w) ................................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 76597.23  (W) Chaffee Co., CO, 8200ft, 2500m.  Hefty barrels topped by fragrant, pink flowers early in the spring.  In loamy gravel.  From greenhouse stock plants …………………............................. 100 seeds / $8.00

Pediocactus simpsonii (snowball) (Cactaceae) (7x8,Z4,P,GL,3:4w) ...................................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 76597.48  (W) Jefferson Co., CO, 6700ft.  These barrels are so densely spined with short white spines that the plants look like little snowballs. Pink flowers.   Photo

Pediocactus simpsonii (white fls) (Cactaceae) (8x9,Z4,P,GL,3:4w) ....................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 76598.18  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 8000ft, 2439m.  This population growing on limestone outcrops has creamy white flowers shading to a pale yellow throat.

Pediocactus simpsonii v. minor (3x7,Z5,P,GL,3:4w) ………………………...........……..... 10 seeds / $4.00

 76599.15  (W) Iron Co., UT, 6000ft, 1829m.  A dwarf form with cream flowers. On gritty, limey soil.

Pediocactus simpsonii v. nigrispinus (13x15, Z6, P, GL, 3:4w) ............................................ 40 seeds / $3.50

 76596.10  (W) Kittitas Co., WA, 2500ft, 762m.  Deep magenta-pink flowers on black-spined barrels.   Photo

Pelargonium endlicherianum (Geraniaceae) (20x24,Z5,P,SC,1) ............................................. 8 seeds / $5.00

 39815.08    Caudex-former with numerous scapes of deep rosy-pink flowers hovering like butterflies.   Photo